diff --git a/ndr_ui.gemspec b/ndr_ui.gemspec
index c54f1c0..004b4a3 100644
--- a/ndr_ui.gemspec
+++ b/ndr_ui.gemspec
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19371
   spec.add_development_dependency 'psych', '< 5'
 
+  # Workaround build issue on GitHub Actions with ruby <= 3.1 when installing sass-embedded
+  # Versions 1.77.0 and above require ruby >= 3.2 for packaged x86_64-linux binaries
+  # but say they're compatible with ruby 3.1.
+  # 1.76.0 has a bug that was fixed in 1.77.1, which we can't use yet.
+  # https://github.com/sass/dart-sass/issues/2239
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'sass-embedded', '~> 1.75.0' if RUBY_VERSION.start_with?('3.1') # rubocop:disable Gemspec/RubyVersionGlobalsUsage
+
   spec.add_development_dependency 'mocha', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'ndr_dev_support', '>= 6.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'net-smtp'